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"Hi there, I hope this email finds you well. I am sending this email on behave of my boss Mr. . . . who is having delays in getting his 2022 taxes returns done in the USA due to some health issues and the passing away of his CPA. He's not owing taxes, and usually apply his refund and make estimated tax payments. He already filed an extension before he took ill. If you have the capacity to take on new client, please feel free to reply back to this email or email him directly at . . . . so all tax related materials can be forwarded to you. This is a bit urgent as the tax session is coming to an end in October. Awaiting your response. Best Regard Doris " This showed up in my spam folder this morning and I found in funny

They are getting more creative, I'll say that. English okay but not great, reasonable scenario of illness and death of prior (nonexistent) preparer - if I got an email like that, that also referenced a known good client's referral, I would not instantly flag it as spam. (I'd contact the known good client and ask "did you give my name to Mr. X" and see what they said.) Way better than the "click here to receive $6M in Nigerian lotto winnings" type spam of a few years ago.

Sounds like a Wisconsin resident to me.

If I remember correctly, IRS also uses the definition of tax home when determining whether you are temporarily in a location or permanently for purposes of determining if your living expenses are reportable as income if paid by the employer, or deductible if paid by the employee. Since employee business expenses are no longer deductible at all (at least until 2025, if then) then this is used very much but if i am not mistaken it is still a definition that applies to US citizens and might potentially have bearing on state residency for state income tax purposes.

The numbers of crooks that show up when you yell 'free money!' is always mind boggling. It's a way of life for too many. I could never do it. I couldn't live with it.

It unfortunate that some folks focus is to take advantage, to commit fraud. These programs were developed to help those truly in need. I'm not surprised though, there are always a few bad apples. I'm happy when they get caught though.